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Maddy Buck is a comics artist based in Minneapolis who specializes in illustrated explanations of tech, law, and all things complex.

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Lakes Lakes Lakes

I put up with the mosquitos and the winters for these. Love them.

Folded zine by Maddy Buck showing a blue collaged blob. Text says “Lakes by Maddy Buck.”
Tiny picture book by Maddy Buck, with watercolor collage blobs. This spread says “Lakes of all kinds.”
Picture book illustration by Maddy Buck about lakes. Illustrations made of watercolor collaged blobs, in blue. Text, in pen, says “I like them ALL.”
Last page of tiny picture book by Maddy Buck shows a single, circular blue blob. “Maddy Buck” is written around the circle, as is “2021.”
Image of folded accordion book with blue blobs. It shows the whole book.
tags: creativity, lakes, Minnesota, LittleBooks, MaddyBuckBook, accordionbook, collage, blobs
Friday 09.09.22
Posted by Madeline Buck
 

The Glorious North Woods

You know those times where the bugs actually aren’t that and you pretend you’re safe and it’s just lovely? And then a few days later you discover they were there all along? Based on a true story.

First page of zine or picture book by Maddy Buck. It is in the shape of the state of Minnesota. Illustration includes a woman with her arms raised, saying “The Glorious North Woods!” With collaged watercolor blobs, the illustration shows lakes and g

First page of zine or picture book by Maddy Buck. It is in the shape of the state of Minnesota. Illustration includes a woman with her arms raised, saying “The Glorious North Woods!” With collaged watercolor blobs, the illustration shows lakes and green trees.

Illustration from Minnesota-shaped zine shows a person in shorts and a yellow t-shirt saying “The glorious north woods,” while slapping themselves in the arm, clearly killing a mosquito.

Illustration from Minnesota-shaped zine shows a person in shorts and a yellow t-shirt saying “The glorious north woods,” while slapping themselves in the arm, clearly killing a mosquito.

Illustration of woman laying in bed, dreaming “The glorious north woods” as mosquitos buzz about all around her.

Illustration of woman laying in bed, dreaming “The glorious north woods” as mosquitos buzz about all around her.

Illustration of woman in Minnesota-shaped zine. She looks a little unhappy, there’s a pink exclamation point about her head, and mosquito bites on her leg.

Illustration of woman in Minnesota-shaped zine. She looks a little unhappy, there’s a pink exclamation point about her head, and mosquito bites on her leg.

A page of a Minnesota-shaped picture book, where the illustration shows a woman in multiple poses trying to itch her new mosquito bites. She doesn’t look happy and her legs are turning red.

A page of a Minnesota-shaped picture book, where the illustration shows a woman in multiple poses trying to itch her new mosquito bites. She doesn’t look happy and her legs are turning red.

In a Minnesota-shaped picture book, the illustration shows an enormous mosquito saying, “The glorious north woods!” and flying above a green north woods landscape. The illustration is done using watercolored collage.

In a Minnesota-shaped picture book, the illustration shows an enormous mosquito saying, “The glorious north woods!” and flying above a green north woods landscape. The illustration is done using watercolored collage.

Last past of Minnesota shaped picture book. Illustration is done using ink, marker, and watercolored paper that is collaged. There are a few pine trees, a sun, and a lake.

Last past of Minnesota shaped picture book. Illustration is done using ink, marker, and watercolored paper that is collaged. There are a few pine trees, a sun, and a lake.

First page of zine or picture book by Maddy Buck. It is in the shape of the state of Minnesota. Illustration includes a woman with her arms raised, saying “The Glorious North Woods!” With collaged watercolor blobs, the illustration shows lakes and g Illustration from Minnesota-shaped zine shows a person in shorts and a yellow t-shirt saying “The glorious north woods,” while slapping themselves in the arm, clearly killing a mosquito. Illustration of woman laying in bed, dreaming “The glorious north woods” as mosquitos buzz about all around her. Illustration of woman in Minnesota-shaped zine. She looks a little unhappy, there’s a pink exclamation point about her head, and mosquito bites on her leg. A page of a Minnesota-shaped picture book, where the illustration shows a woman in multiple poses trying to itch her new mosquito bites. She doesn’t look happy and her legs are turning red. In a Minnesota-shaped picture book, the illustration shows an enormous mosquito saying, “The glorious north woods!” and flying above a green north woods landscape. The illustration is done using watercolored collage. Last past of Minnesota shaped picture book. Illustration is done using ink, marker, and watercolored paper that is collaged. There are a few pine trees, a sun, and a lake.

Transcript:

Page 1: An exuberant woman stands in a collaged north woods environment, on the front page of a Minnesota-shaped book, as she proclaims “The Glorious North Woods!”

Page 2: The same woman happily slaps at a single bug that is shown buzzing around her arm, all while proclaiming with a simple “The Glorious North Woods!” She’s unperturbed.

Page 3: The same woman snoozes with a smile, dreaming “The Glorious North Woods.” She’s completely unaware of the the few bugs shown buzzing around her.

Page 4: The same woman, stands surprised and alert with an exclamation point over her had and “itch me, itch me, itch me” coming from a red bump on her leg.

Page 5: In five drawings, the same woman is shown discovering more and more mosquito bites all over. She gets increasingly angry.

Page 6: An enormous mosquito character is show flying above a collaged north woods environment saying happily “The glorious north woods!”

Page 7: By Maddy Buck 2022, amidst some collaged trees, a lake, and dotted lines indicating bugs.

tags: happy, blobs, minnes, collage, comi, documentary, mosquitos
Friday 08.26.22
Posted by Madeline Buck
 

What if we cared for all mothers?

Text says “I see closed daycares with growing costs.” Illustration shows first a daycare that is x’d out, saying “we had no choice! So sorry!” Below is a daycare with arms and legs holding out its hand saying, “more plz, day care is not free!”
Illustration shows woman holding up a baby who looks anxious, just barely above piles and piles of work. Text says, “I see mothers feeling behind on their work, home with sick kids.”
Illustration shows laptop saying “way to go, more work for you, father of the year!” And is holy a trophy. Below, the text says, “and fathers continuing along at jobs that don’t acknowledge that they, too, are responsible for children.
Text at the top says, “I see a society that is insistent upon MOTHERS, but only cares for a certain kind of mother.” Below is an illustration of a woman with a long dress and apron, with many kids in tow.
Text only on this page, and it says, “a society that rejects paid family lave, and scoffs at childcare infrastructure, attacks reproductive rights, as if to say”
This page shows an illustration of the United States, with a word bubble saying, “Poor MOTHERS, single mothers, working mothers, trailblazing mothers, you’re on your own, deal with it, it’s your fault for getting pregnant in your working-woman condi
Illustration shows an angry blonde woman, saying “But it’s not their fault!” There are angry angular lines drawn around her.
This page is all text and says, “Would it be different if our society cared about all kinds of mothers? Would it be different with paid leave and affordable childcare and secure reproductive rights? What if we deliberately supported ALL mothers?
tags: mothers, ReproductiveRights, comics, collage
Friday 05.13.22
Posted by Madeline Buck
 
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